Pre-K 4 SA

Local Transportation Service Wins Contract For Pre-K 4 SA

Ryan Loyd — Thu, 09 May 2013 14:35:57 +0000

The Pre-K 4 SA board of directors has chosen its transportation service to take students to and from the model education centers.

Four firms competed for the contract to provide transportation services for San Antonio's Pre-K 4 SA program.

Two of them were national companies - Durham Transportation, and First Student, Inc. One was a small, family-owned Texas company - All Aboard Transportation, based in Tom Bean. The final one hails from San Antonio - Star Shuttle.

Pre-K 4 SA Pre-Enrollment Continues, New Times/Locations

Ryan Loyd — Wed, 01 May 2013 18:59:21 +0000

Wednesday is the start of pre-enrollment for San Antonio’s new early childhood education initiative, Pre-K 4 SA. 700 students in total will be selected for the inaugural classes at the two model education centers, located on the northwest and southeast sides of town.

The city changed the dates and locations of pre-enrollment, which is now scheduled to run through May 9.

Pre-K 4 SA Board Names Interim CEO

Ryan Loyd — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:58:20 +0000

Veteran educator Kathy Bruck has been chosen to lead Pre-K 4 SA as the program's interim CEO.

With nearly 40 years of experience in early learning, Bruck said her job in leading Pre-K 4 SA through its infant phases will effect students, teachers, and parents, not only within the Pre-K 4 SA model education centers, but in districts and schools throughout San Antonio.

Committee Begins Building Pre-K 4 SA Curriculum With Public Input

Ryan Loyd — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:21:44 +0000

The public got their first chance to see and touch the curriculum being considered for the Pre-K 4 SA early childhood education measure.

Four programs are on the table for consideration by the Pre-K 4 SA curriculum committee, including options from Pearson Publishing’s OWL (Opening the World of Learning) and Scholastic , but first they wanted to see what people thought of the materials.

Texas Educators In San Antonio To Soak Up Pre-K Ideas

Eileen Pace — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 20:26:25 +0000

Educators attending the Texas Early Learning Innovation Summit at UTSA today seemed eager to gather information from San Antonio to take back to their own communities.

San Antonio To Dallas Teachers: Come To Our City

Stella M. Chávez — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 19:26:09 +0000

Dozens of teachers on Thursday attended a recruiting fair hosted by the City of San Antonio at the Dallas Public Library.

The lure? A potential job teaching pre-K students and the chance to earn between $60,000 and $90,000 a year.

Feeding The Body And Mind At Pre-K 4 SA Learning Centers

Ryan Loyd — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 20:57:34 +0000

A Pre-K 4 SA committee has voted to begin looking for vendors that will provide food services to the two model education centers, and city staffers want to erase the stereotype of traditional school lunches.

Deputy City Manager Peter Zanoni said there will be four food opportunities a day: breakfast, lunch, a snack, and a late snack for extended day students.

"We're going to step away from that because we're not happy with the food from school districts at this point," Zanoni said.

A First Glimpse At Pre-K 4 SA Model Education Centers

Ryan Loyd — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:13:17 +0000

Policies and curriculum development have been underway for weeks. But for first time, the board members of San Antonio’s new early education measure, called Pre-K 4 SA, got to see some tangible proof their work is in motion.

Board member Bob Bevard, an appointee of District 8 Councilman Reed Williams, strolled through the northwest side model education center, a former Southwest Airlines calling center, on Tuesday and said, “This is cool.”

The Source Today: A Little More In Taxes And A Little Less Water

Paul Flahive — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 19:57:18 +0000

In the First Segment:

Guest - San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro

Today is the first day that San Antonio will be paying the extra sales tax for the Pre-K 4 SA program, and with enrollment for the first two centers beginning in May and classes scheduled to begin in August there are still a lot of questions.

Pre-K 4 SA Update: Board Putting Pieces In Place In Time For May Enrollment

Ryan Loyd — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:52:50 +0000

The Pre-K 4 SA board members are regularly seen gathering together around City Hall to work out hiring procedures, student enrollment and how the education centers will be managed.

On Tuesday the board voted to keep the language in its job description for the professional development director as "preferred" master’s degree. Board member Bob Bevard suggested the word "preferred" diminishes the applicant pool.

Chair Elaine Mendoza said the board can assess what kind of candidates apply before deciding to amend the description to "required."